Minor Empire: Psychedelic Turkish Sounds, In The Studio

Soundcheck | Jul 19, 2013

East meets West in the band Minor Empire. The core members of the group -- guitarist Ozan Boz and vocalist Ozgu Ozman -- hail from Turkey, but are based in Toronto. And its songs -- many based on traditional Turkish folk tunes -- strike a balance between traditional and experimental, acoustic and electric, and between ecstasy and melancholy. With instruments like kanun, saz and oud, the group plays songs from its debut, Second Nature, live in the studio.

Set List:

  • "Bulbulum Altin Kafeste"
  • "Hey On Bejli"
  • "Zuluf Dokulmus Yuze"

 

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